Chapter 36: Arabian Nights?
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After sending Lin Yangyang away, Xiong Zijian immediately turned around and yelled at Han Mingze: "Are you crazy? How could you sign a contract with her?"
"Yeah, they're obviously here for Big Bird, not us. Not only did you sign a contract with them, you also took 1.5 million from them. You're really bold. Do you want to go to jail with Big Bird?"
"Hahaha……"
Han Mingze laughed wildly, then wiped away his tears and said, "How could there be such stupid people in the world!"
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Xiong Zijian and Qi Siyu were both startled! Only Gu Linlin looked at Han Mingze with some amusement.
After laughing, Han Mingze said proudly: "Did I ever say that I was Xu Kai from the beginning to the end?"
Xiong Zijian and Qi Siyu recalled carefully and it seemed that Han Mingze had never said that he was Xu Kai.
"It was that stupid woman who misunderstood me as Xu Kai. What does it have to do with me, Han Mingze?"
"The key point is that I signed a contract with her for our Big Bird Band to be the accompaniment for The Singer, not for Xu Kai to be the music producer for The Singer. The 5 million they gave was for our Big Bird Band to be the accompaniment, not for Xu Kai to be the music producer."
"Are we the Big Bird band?"
"Of course."
“So I didn’t lie to them at all.”
"If they recognize the contract we signed, we will work hard and serve as their accompaniment for a season. We will earn the 5 million yuan."
"If they don't recognize the contract we signed, then they are in breach of contract. According to the draft contract I signed with them, we don't have to pay them back for the advance payment."
"That means we can at least earn 1.5 million."
Xiong Zijian and Qi Siyu looked at each other in bewilderment: "Can this be done?"
After struggling for a while, Xiong Zijian said, "A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way. I don't feel comfortable spending the money I got by scamming people."
"Yeah, it's money that is not earned by one's own ability, so it's hot to handle." Qi Siyu also said.
Seeing that Xiong Zijian and Qi Siyu thought the money he got was dirty, Han Mingze's face suddenly darkened! "Do you think I want this money?"
"We have been in arrears with rent for half a year, and the electricity we use is stolen from the canning factory. All three of us are now heavily in debt. We have sold everything we can and borrowed from everyone we can. Let's not talk about other things. The amount we owe to Linlin alone is almost 20,000, right?"
"I don't even dare to turn on the camera now. As soon as I do, everyone will come to ask me for the money!"
"I don't dare go home either. My parents have already said that they will just pretend that they never gave birth to a son like me!"
"Yes, Xiao Ye took the money to open Maizi Entertainment, so she is the boss!"
"But after she started Maizi Entertainment, she just abandoned it and hid behind the iron fence every day, not coming out once a year!"
"And you guys don't care about anything else except playing music!"
"If it weren't for me, Han Mingze, who has been supporting us all these years, we would have broken up long ago!"
"Do you think you are the only ones who are noble and I am born despicable?"
"I'm telling you the truth, if we don't take this money, we're going to break up next month!"
Han Mingze grabbed a handful of bills from the drawer and slammed them on the table: "The landlord said that if we don't pay the rent before the end of the month, his warehouse will be used as a garbage storage. He won't let us go!"
At this point, Han Mingze cried: "I've been thinking about whether I should sell my guitar to hold on for a while longer!"
"You've gotten to this point, and you're still pretending to be a bitch?"
Following Han Mingze's tears, Xiong Zijian and Qi Siyu fell silent, even a little ashamed.
The fact is just as Han Mingze said, whether it is Maizi Entertainment or Big Bird Band, if it weren't for Han Mingze's constant support, they would have finished long ago and they would have disbanded long ago.
After a long silence, Qi Siyu slammed the table fiercely and said, "We'll take the money. If we have to go to jail, we'll go together!"
Xiong Zijian rubbed his face fiercely: "Okay, if he really goes to jail, we can just reunite with Big Bird!"
"It's so exciting, I'll join in!" Gulinlin said with stars in her eyes.
Seeing that Xiong Zijian, Qi Siyu and Gu Linlin were persuaded by him, Han Mingze wiped his tears and said, "Don't worry, we won't go to jail. There is no problem with the contract I made."
"Except for the signature I made on behalf of Xu Kai."
Han Mingze added silently in his heart.
In fact, Han Mingze didn't want to sign on behalf of Xu Kai, but Han Mingze knew that if he didn't sign Xu Kai's name at that time, the money he had already obtained would definitely be lost.
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After returning home from the crew, Xu Kai locked himself in the room and began to "create" the script of "Charlotte's Troubles".
From Xu Kai's perspective, who has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, it is extremely difficult for Xu Li, who is not outstanding in any aspect when filming other people's movies, to become the protagonist.
It had to be said that Xu Kaide had to personally take charge and send Xu Li off.
Through careful observation over the past few days, Xu Kai felt that Xu Li's temperament was somewhat similar to Shen Teng. He was also optimistic and cheerful, and had some talent for comedy.
Therefore, Xu Kai prepared to let Xu Li take the path of comedy.
Moreover, compared to drama stars, comedy stars may be more likely to succeed.
The production cost of "Charlotte's Troubles" is not high, 20 million is enough.
If Xu Kai thinks of a way, he will definitely be able to earn this little money.
The main problem that bothers Xu Kai now is that he does not have that many outstanding supporting roles.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why "Charlotte's Troubles" was a huge success is not only because of the good performance of the lead actor Shen Teng, but also because of the contributions of the comedians of Happy Twist.
"It would be nice if there was a variety show like Happy Comedians."
"Can I do a 'Happy Comedian' show?"
"How about I set up a Happy Twist?"
but--
After thinking for a while, Xu Kai began to shake his head.
I have never been on a variety show and I don’t know any comedians, but I want to host my own "Happy Comedians" and set up Happy Twist. Doesn’t it seem a bit far-fetched?
Moreover, even if "Charlotte's Troubles" is filmed, it must have a good distribution channel, otherwise, it is likely that "Charlotte's Troubles" will be tarnished.
All in all, it turns out that Xu Kai has been out of prison for too short a time and his foundation is not good enough.
After writing the script for more than two hours, Xu Kai walked out of his room and was surprised to find Tian Haitang in his home.
Without waiting for Xu Kai to inquire, Xu Yun took the initiative to speak: "Your uncle Tian said that your life assistant has to take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation 24 hours a day, so in order to make it easier for Haitang to take care of you, it's best for Haitang to live in our house. Your mother and I both think that what your uncle Tian said makes sense, so after discussing it, we decided to let Haitang live in the left ear room of your east wing."
Although Xu Yun's words were flawless, Xu Kai still found a flaw - Cui Min, who was standing next to him, had an unconcealable smile on his face.
In an instant, the worldly-wise Xu Kai thought: "Could they be trying to bring me and Tian Haitang together?"
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(End of this chapter)
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